The Communist Party of China (CPC) announced on Tuesday a
reshuffle of leadership of provincial-level authorities in the
early half of 2008, which will cut the number of posts.
The twice-a-decade reshuffle will involve positions in
legislatures, governments and political advisory bodies of
provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and some major
cities, according to a statement from the CPC Central
Committee.
The reshuffle will be an opportunity to "further reform
leadership lineups", according to the statement, which says one of
the priorities is to "cut the number of official posts".
Next year's reshuffle would see an "increasing number of
officials holding concurrent Party and government posts", the
statement said.
The statement also stressed that the retirement age limit of
officials be observed, but offered no detailed information.
(Xinhua News Agency August 22, 2007)